A Bell for Adano

United States

1945

103 Min

Black and White

1.37:1

English, Italian

Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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PROD Louis D. Lighton, Lamar Trotti

SCR Lamar Trotti, Norman Reilly Raine, John Hersey

CAST Gene Tierney, John Hodiak, William Bendix, Glenn Langan, Richard Conte, Stanley Prager, Harry Morgan, Monty Banks, Reed Hadley, Roy Roberts, Hugo Haas, Marcel Dalio, Fortunio Bonanova, Henry Armetta, Roman Bohnen, Luis Alberni, Eduardo Ciannelli, Gino Corrado

PROD DES Mark-Lee Kirk, Lyle R. Wheeler

Major Joppolo and his men are assigned to restore order to the war-torn Italian town of Adano. He has to manage getting supplies into town without interfering with troop movements, all the while dealing with colorful citizens of the town. One of his quests is to replace the bell which orders the town’s life. —IMDb

Director

Henry King

After a start as a stage actor, Henry Kingbegan appearing in films in 1912, and by 1915 was directing. King made numerous dramas, westerns, and actioners over the teens, achieving special distinction with his 1919 comedy 23-1/2 Hours Leave. Two years later he co-wrote, produced, and directed the landmark rural drama Tol’able David; his other important works of the ‘20s include The White Sister (1923), Romola (1925), and The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926). A prolific and reliable craftsman, King made numerous handsome films into the early 1960s, most notably two outstanding films with Gregory Peck: a psychological drama of World War II, Twelve O’Clock High (1942), and the moody, intelligent western The Gunfighter (1950). King’s career is also notable for his feeling for Americana, as found in 1930s projects as different as State Fair (1933), Jesse James (1939), and In Old Chicago (1938), as well as in such later films as Remember the Day (1941) and Wait ’Til the Sun Shines, Nellie… read more